Best New Listings: Along the C&O, Smart on Macarthur and a Craftsman in Chevy Chase

• March 3rd 2017

by Nena Perry-Brown

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This week’s Best New Listings include a renovated Sears craftsman and two styles of living on either side of MacArthur Boulevard.

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An End Rowhouse Along the C & O Canal

This semi-detached house is just a short walk from the C & O Canal in the Palisades and has an exterior reminiscent of rowhouses along the canal in Georgetown. The living room has a built-in shelving nook and an office-den, and double doors and French doors provide wide entryways from room to room. On the upper level, each bedroom has an en-suite bath, and the master bedroom also enjoys a skylight. An attic is accessible from a pull-down staircase, and the rear brick patio has a pergola and is framed with a decorative concrete-and-brick barrier.

• Full Listing: 5017 V Street NW (map)
• Price: $799,000
• Bedrooms: Two
• Bathrooms: 2.5
• Square Feet: 1,600
• Year Built: 1942
• Listing Agent: James Koppersmith, Keller Williams Capital Properties

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A Former This Week’s Find Returns to the Market

Just on the other side of Macarthur Boulevard, this former This Week’s Find is thoroughly modernized, both in aesthetic and between the walls. The current owner retrofitted the house with smart and technologically-advanced features during a 2011 renovation, enabling control of electronics, temperature and lighting via a smartphone or tablet. Both the kitchen and the master walk-in closet have sleek steel-and-wood cabinetry and shelving systems. The house also has a two-car garage that includes an electric car charging station and a terrace with a hot tub.

• Full Listing: 5208 Macarthur Terrace NW (map)
• Price: $2.6 million
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: 3.5
• Square Feet: 3,725
• HOA Fees: $75/month
• Listing Agent: Michael Rankin, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty

Photo courtesy of Sean Shanahan Photography.

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A Sears Craftsman in Chevy Chase Offers Classic Style

This original Sears craftsman in Chevy Chase has been renovated smartly without losing its classic character. The first door at the entrance opens onto an enclosed front porch area. The main floor features several wide-arched entryways and an abundance of windows. The kitchen has an eat-in nook with a door to the rear stone-paved patio framed in a bay with built-in china cabinets on either side. The bedrooms are on the second floor, with a spiral staircase leading to the loft-like attic.

• Full Listing: 5517 Broad Branch Road NW (map)
• Price: $1,299,000
• Bedrooms: Four
• Bathrooms: 3.5
• Square Feet: 2,645
• Year Built: 1925
• Listing Agent: Catherine Czuba, Compass

Photo courtesy of HomeVisit.

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